All Tips
- To reduce bitterness in the Karela:
- salt the cut Karela generously
- mix well and set aside for 15 min
- drain or squeeze out the liquid. - Never over-boil soups as they lose their color.
- Eliminate fat from soup and stew by dropping ice cubes into the pot. As you stir, the fat will cling to the cubes. Discard the cubes before they melt.
- Left over coconut milk can be frozen in ice trays and used whenever required.
- Save all small bits of jams and jellies in one jar. Melt and use as a basting sauce for ham, chicken or lamb.
- When you open a new bottle of ketchup, insert a straw and push to bottom of bottle. Remove the straw and you will find that the ketchup will flow easily.
- You'll get more pop out of your popcorn if you store it in the freezer and pop while still frozen.
- For bigger and better popcorns, sprinkle a little warm water on the kernels an hour before popping.
- Cut fresh bread with a hot knife.
- To make dosas more crispy add half a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds(methi dana) to the lentil and rice mixture while soaking.
- While grinding the batter for idlis replace 1/5 quantity of rice with pressed rice (poha). This will make the idlis fluffier.
- Add a little sugar to the dosa mixture to make them crispy.
- Tasty puri's add four to five slices of bread soaked in water, to the dough.
- Place rolled puris in the fridge for ten minutes before frying, It will consume less oil.
- For Crisp puris: At the time of kneading add a little suji to the wheat flour.
- Add a little malai (cream) to the dholkla batter to make them softer and richer.
- To test if the consistency of your wada batter is correct, drop a little batter into a cup of water. If it floats it is ready to be fried.
- Stale Chapatis - Just wrap them in a clean cloth and pack them in an airtight container which fits into your pressure cooker. Cook it for two whistles and serve fresh
- Puri may be rolled and placed between well-rinsed wet muslin cloth at least an hour ahead. Fry them freshly before serving.
- Rather than using food colors, use a mixture of limewater and turmeric to get (almost) tandoori color.
- Taking Ginger tea once in a day can get marvelous effects for backache.
- Cook 50 grams Aloe Vera with 150 grams meat, use it daily with your meal. It is very effective for bones and backache.
- Mix Honey in boiled Egg Yolk and eat it. The best tip for any kind of bad cough.
- Chewing Jaggery (gurr) is also helpful to stop cough.
- The use of coconut and coconut water is best to treat Whooping cough (kali khansi).
- Keep chapatis soft & fresh by place a few pieces of ginger in the container.
- Dry Cough
Mix 1 teaspoon pure ghee (desi ghee) in 1 cup warm milk and sip it before going to bed in night. The best tip to treat a dry cough. - Remedy for Cough Take 1 fresh lemon juice and mix 1 pinch of clove powder in it then mix it in 50 grams water. Use it after every 4 hours.
- Good Sleep during Pregnancy Nap during the day
If you're not getting enough rest at night, take a nap to help reduce fatigue. Find a quiet spot, and relax even if only for a half-hour nap. - Good Sleep During Pregnancy
Drink up! Drink plenty of fluids during the day, but cut down before bedtime to minimize frequent nighttime urination.
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